The Dart Posted August 28, 2012 Share Posted August 28, 2012 With the next WWE UK TV events coming up soon, thought I'd start a topic for those of us who have attended to reflect on the various events over the last 8 years. The good, the bad, the awful, the great. Matches, angles, just generally your experiences of attending the shows. People who only watched on TV are welcome to join in too, but really I'm thinking of the live experience here.  So, since November 2004, WWE have held 32 TV events in the UK (Manchester x8, Birmingham x4, Sheffield x4, Liverpool x2, London x14.  Below are the results of all the shows. I've put it in spoilers just to avoid having a massively long post. Also, you never know, someone on here might get arsey about posting the results of a show from 5 years they haven't got round to watching yet.  <-- click on 'spoiler' to show/hide the spoiler Raw Evening News Arena Manchester October 11th 2004  Maven beat Robbie Brookside Nidia & Victoria beat Molly Holly & Gail Kim Shelton Benjamin beat Stevie Richards Tajiri beat Chuck Palumbo Trish Stratus beat Stacy Keibler La Resistance beat William Regal & Eugene The Hurricane & Rosey and Val Venis & Stevie Richards wrestled to a no contest Chris Jericho and Rhyno wrestled to a no contest Chris Jericho & Rhyno beat Christian & Tyson Tomko Shawn Michaels, Edge & Chris Benoit beat Triple H, Ric Flair & Batista  Smackdown Evening News Arena Manchester October 12th 2004  Spike Dudley beat Scotty 2 Hotty Orlando Jordan beat Funaki Bubba Ray Dudley beat Rico Rob Van Dam beat Rene Dupree Billy Kidman beat Charlie Haas Rey Mysterio won an 18 Man Battle Royal JBL beat Hardcore Holly in a Hardcore Match The Undertaker beat Heidenreich Carlito beat Rey Mysterio Eddie Guerrero beat Luther Reigns by DQ  Raw National Exhibition Centre Birmingham April 25th 2005  Simon Dean beat Robbie Brookside The Heart Throbs beat Domino & Eric Schwarz The Hurricane beat Maven Chris Jericho beat Sylvan Grenier Muhammad Hussan & Daivari beat William Regal & Tajiri Edge beat Val Venis Batista beat Christian  Smackdown National Exhibition Centre Birmingham April 26th 2005  The Basham Brothers beat Scotty 2 Hotty & Shannon Moore Nunzio & Funaki beat Billy Kidman & Akio Orlando Jordan beat Charlie Haas Chavo Guerrero beat Paul London by CO MNM beat Eddie Guerrero & Rey Mysterio John Cena beat Rene Dupree Matt Morgan beat Mikey Whiplash JBL beat Kurt Angle, Booker T and The Big Show in a Four Corners Match  Raw Motorpoint Arena Sheffield November 21st 2005  Nick Nemeth beat Steve Lewington Carlito beat Tommy Taylor Snitsky & Tyson Tomko beat Chris Grey & Kenneth Cameron Viscera beat Lance Cade Ric Flair beat Trevor Murdoch Tajiri and Rob Conway wrestled to a no contest Kurt Angle beat Shelton Benjamin Val Venis beat Triple H by DQ Candice Michelle beat Mickie James Shawn Michaels and JBL wrestled to a no contest in a Lumberjack Match  Smackdown Motorpoint Arena Sheffield November 22nd 2005  Kid Kash beat Chris Grey MNM beat Paul London & Brian Kendrick Sylvan beat Funaki Simon Dean beat Tommy Taylor Chris Benoit and Booker T wrestled to a draw The Dicks beat Animal & Heidenreich Matt Hardy beat Mr. Kennedy by DQ Melina beat Christy Hemme Juventud Guerrera beat Nunzio JBL & Rey Mysterio and William Regal & Paul Burchill wrestled to a no contest Bobby Lashley beat Orlando Jordan Batista and Randy Orton wrestled to a no contest  Raw Wembley Arena London April 21st 2006  The Big Show beat Charlie Rage & The UK Kid in a Handicap Match Lance Cade beat Eugene Snitsky & Goldust beat Andy Simmonz & Eric Schwarz Kane beat Trevor Murdoch Rob Van Dam, Carlito & Charlie Haas beat Shelton Benjamin, Chris Masters & Matt Striker Shawn Michaels and Shane McMahon wrestled to a no contest Umaga beat Steve Lewington Triple H, John Cena & Edge and Kenny, Mikey, Johnny, Nicky & Mitch wrestled to a no contest in a Handicap Match  Smackdown Wembley Arena London April 22nd 2006  Chris Benoit beat Vito Matt Hardy beat Andy Simmonz Paul Burchill beat Nunzio Orlando Jordan beat Scotty 2 Hotty JBL beat William Regal Paul London, Brian Kendrick & Super Crazy beat MNM & Gregory Helms Bobby Lashley beat Mark Henry by CO Finlay beat Gunner Scott Rey Mysterio and Kurt Angle wrestled to a no contest  Raw Evening News Arena Manchester November 13th 2006  Carlito beat Doug Williams CM Punk beat Mike Knox Tommy Dreamer beat Daivari by DQ Bobby Lashley beat Hardcore Holly by DQ Shawn Michaels & Triple H beat Lance Cade, Trevor Murdoch, Viscera & Charlie Haas in a Handicap Match Johnny & Kenny beat The Highlanders John Cena beat Umaga by DQ Jeff Hardy beat Johnny Nitro Mickie James beat Lita Edge & Randy Orton beat Ric Flair & Rowdy Roddy Piper  Smackdown Evening News Arena Manchester November 14th 2006  Funaki beat KC James The Boogeyman and The Miz & Kristal wrestled to a no contest in a Handicap Match Chris Benoit beat Tatanka William Regal beat Paul London MVP beat Kane in a Street Fight Matt Hardy beat Gregory Helms Batista & Bobby Lashley beat Booker T & Finlay  Raw Earls Court London April 23rd 2007  Jeff Hardy beat Kenny Dykstra Mickie James beat Victoria Chris Masters beat Val Venis Val Venis beat Chris Masters Cryme Tyme beat The World Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members stumobir Posted August 28, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 28, 2012 I attended Raw in Manchester in 2006, can't really remember much of it tbh however, my mates mum and dad decided they'd drive us down and they'd spend the day and evening in Manchester while we went and done our own stuff and went to the show. Just as the show starts my mates mobile starts ringing, it's his dad's calling him but he just ignores it thinking he'll be getting hounded as to when the show's going to finish. A good hour or so in there's a DX promo on the screen that had been filmed outside the MEN Arena and my mate turns to me and says "I think that was my dad's taxi in the background", we shrug it off thinking nothing more of it. When the show ends and we get in to his dad's car, his dad turns to us and asks why we didn't answer the phone and we explain. It turns out his dad had been calling us because HHH and Shawn Michaels had come over to the car and asked them to move it so they could film their promo, my mates dad being the kinda stubborn guy that he is, refused and had gotten in to a bit of an argument with them over it. My mate and I didn't believe it could have been either of them that had come over but sure enough my mates dad had recorded them just after the argument and it was definitely them, unfortunately the phone he recorded it on was the phone he used solely for his taxi and the car got broken in to about a week later and the phone was nicked. Â True story. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members Nakaudes Posted August 28, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 28, 2012 I've been to a few of the shows listed, reading through that the thing that really stands out was the Umaga/HHH match after Raw went off air. One of the most enjoyable things i've seen live. Umaga (with Vince in his corner) ripping through the jabronis was great fun too. I remember coming away thinking that Umaga looked like an absolute Superstar. A sad loss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ItsClobberingTime Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Nothing will ever beat the HBK/Cena hour (ish) match for me. I've never been part of a crowd that rabid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted August 29, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 I won't lie, I've never bothered with a tv taping over here. It doesn't help that my interest in the product is not where it used to be and I'm now fairly selective in what wrestling I'll put my hand in my pocket to go and see, but while I've occasionally pondered a house show tour my attitude to tv was always "short matches, crap finishes, lots of talking." But boy, if someone had told me that Raw taping would have featured Shawn and Cena wrestling nearly an hour with a clean finish, I'd have been there. Â Re-reading those results and remembering the shows as they aired, it's very much been a lottery over the years hasn't it?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RIDDUM_N_STYLE Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 The Smackdown taping in Liverpool was highly enjoyable for me, had wanted to go to Raw the previous night but was unable to get ringside for that so opted for the blue brand instead. Took my 10 year old cousin with me which was his first ever show and to see his face light up at the sight of the ring, the stage and seeing all these names that he's been watching on tv come out just made my night Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baz Windham Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I loved my first taping in April 2005 when we went to the NEC for Smackdown. The main event 4-way was top stuff and was cool seeing a fairly big happening like Eddie walking out on Rey. Also really enoyed the Raw taping in October 2007, seeing Vince live over here was a real treat and his segment was probably the highlight, three Orton matches during his boreathon days wasn't so much. Still we saw Michaels who'd not long returned and the dark match with HHH vs Umaga was great stuff. Â Looking forward to going again in November now Birmingham has tapings for the the first time since then. Even more so with not having even been to the house shows for a few tours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members CleetusVanDamme Posted August 29, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 Never been to any, but I really liked the six man from the first Raw here, the JBL/Holly hardcore match, and the Cena/Jericho match from London in 2009. Â Remember the time Mourinho was the most over heel on the show? That was brilliant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangerously420 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Scotland needs to get a television taping when The Hydro arena opens. The main reason they have never done TV in Scotland is the Braehead Arena only holds 4000 for a WWE house show so would not be viable business in WWE's eyes for them to do so. The Hydro is a 13,000 seater venue so take away 1000 seats for the production set up for TV and you know it will sell out 12,000 no problem. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members LaGoosh Posted August 29, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 Ok, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members air_raid Posted August 29, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 Scotland needs to get a television taping when The Hydro arena opens. Â I hope they don't, because you'd spent about eight months banging on about it from the second it was announced. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members mim731 Posted August 29, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 Scotland needs to get a television taping when The Hydro arena opens. The main reason they have never done TV in Scotland is the Braehead Arena only holds 4000 for a WWE house show so would not be viable business in WWE's eyes for them to do so. The Hydro is a 13,000 seater venue so take away 1000 seats for the production set up for TV and you know it will sell out 12,000 no problem. Â Â Is there a Hilton near the Hydro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shovanist Pig Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 Scotland needs to get a television taping when The Hydro arena opens. The main reason they have never done TV in Scotland is the Braehead Arena only holds 4000 for a WWE house show so would not be viable business in WWE's eyes for them to do so. The Hydro is a 13,000 seater venue so take away 1000 seats for the production set up for TV and you know it will sell out 12,000 no problem. Â Nah, The Leeds arena will be where it's at. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jonnybgoode82 Posted August 29, 2012 Share Posted August 29, 2012 I went to the RAW at Manchester MEN Arena in October 2004. Â Dull as dishwater. What was good, the three tag matches, were very good but the rest was an utter snoozefest Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paid Members niff Posted August 29, 2012 Paid Members Share Posted August 29, 2012 Scotland needs to get a television taping when The Hydro arena opens. The main reason they have never done TV in Scotland is the Braehead Arena only holds 4000 for a WWE house show so would not be viable business in WWE's eyes for them to do so. The Hydro is a 13,000 seater venue so take away 1000 seats for the production set up for TV and you know it will sell out 12,000 no problem. Â Â Is there a Hilton near the Hydro? Â It'll be the suite next time, get those Hilton Honours points spent. Â I remember the Jeff Hardy v Taker match being good at the Nov 2008 Manchester taping. Got to see Hardy up close as he interrupted a contract signing by running through the crowd (taller than I thought). Best segment I've seen live has to be the Santino tea party, Santino could do no wrong the crowd loved him. Always great when Regal has a match as well and last April's event was good were he tagged with Kidd. Nice little match with funny moments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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